1970's LA Soul recorded in 2008-2009, Los Angeles Mastered by Tom Rogers, Atomix Studios Track 1, Games We Like to Play RECORDED 2009 Carriage House Studios Produced by Sheldon Gomberg with KT Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg Kristen Toedtman, voice, back-ups, piano & tambourine Fil Krohnengold, organ Mike Freas, guitar Steve Gurr, guitar Sheldon Gomberg, bass Chris Lovejoy, drums Track 2, Wrong Time of Year RECORDED 2008 Chalet Studios Produced by Al Sgro and Will Golden Mixed by Clay Blair Kristen Toedtman, voice, piano Fil Krohnengold, organ Mike Freas, electric guitar Brian Wright, acoustic guitar Will Golden, bass Michael Jerome, drums Back-up singers: Katie Cole, Jeanne Jolly, Jason Rockney, Shelly Fox, Patricia Glenwood, Pablo Corá, Michael Frances, Byron Reid, Scott Graff Track 3, Precious Lord - Arrangement KT RECORDED 2009 Carriage House Studios Produced by Sheldon Gomberg with KT Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg Kristen Toedtman, voices Track 4, Sledding Hill (for Eric) RECORDED 2009 Carriage House Studios Produced by Sheldon Gomberg with KT Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg Kristen Toedtman, voice Fil Krohnengold, piano Sonos Quartet, strings (arrangement by KT) Track 5, Bad News RECORDED 2009 Carriage House Studios Produced by Sheldon Gomberg Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg Kristen Toedtman, voice, wurlitzer Mike Freas, guitar Dylan Cooper, bass Chris Lovejoy, drums Zac Rae, synthesizer, organ Luis Conte, timbales & conga Don Heffington, shaker Katie Cole & Tuzy Ellis, back-up vocals Track 6, King David RECORDED 2009 Carriage House Studios Produced by Sheldon Gomberg with KT Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg Kristen Toedtman, voice, back-ups, piano Fil Krohnengold, organ Mike Freas, guitar Steve Gurr, guitar Sheldon Gomberg, bass Chris Lovejoy, drums Track 7, Horrible Things (B. Hines & A. Sgro) RECORDED in 2009 Taco Studios Produced by Dylan Cooper & Kristen Toedtman Mixed by KT Kristen Toedtman, voice, ukulele, bicycle, whistle Dylan Cooper, chimes & production wizardry Track 8, Here to You RECORDED 2008 Chalet Studios Produced by Al Sgro and Will Golden Mixed by Clay Blair Kristen Toedtman, piano Fil Krohnengold, piano, organ Mike Freas, electric guitar Brian Wright, acoustic guitar, lead solo Will Golden, bass Michael Jerome, drums Back-up singers: Shelly Fox, Patricia Glenwood, Pablo Corá, Michael Frances, Byron Reid, Scott Graff PRESS RELEASE: KRISTEN TOEDTMAN RELEASES DEBUT CD OF "SLOW-BURNING" SOUL ENTITLED "THE FALL" January 1, 2010 (Los Angeles, California) -- LA Singer and member of the Baltimore Afrobeat Society and The Brendan Hines band Kristen Toedtman releases her debut CD on her own, I Say Tedman Records. A kick-back to vintage soul with country twists and strong, witty lyrics, the 8 songs on The Fall are all original, save for a new arrangement of the spiritual, Precious Lord, Take my Hand. All other words and lyrics by Kristen Toedtman except for one song, penned by actor Brendan Hines and Al Sgro of Answer Productions and The Chalet Studio and played by Toedtman on ukulele. Hands down, the stand out feature is her powerful voice, described as "compelling," "devastating" and "like champagne with chocolate." On December 21st, Kristen and her 8-piece band celebrated the coming release with a show at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles for fans & friends. They will continue to promote with live shows in Los Angeles in the coming months. CDs are available for purchase on the artist's website www.kristentoedtman.com and are coming soon to stores (Store Date tba), cdBaby and iTunes. In addition, Kristen is offering mp3s for free download from her site, rotating the songs available in an effort to spread the music as easily as possible. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Kristen Toedtman comes to Los Angeles from Baltimore where she finished her studies in classical singing and cut her teeth in the Free-Improvising scene (playing piano & violin) as well as being a founding member of the Baltimore Afrobeat Society. She came west in 2003 to compose music for a play by Robert Anton Wilson and stayed, supported by her classical music endeavors (she is a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, performing frequently at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl; and early music group The Concord Ensemble). Citing influences like Bill Withers, Cat Power and Peggy Lee, Kristen's sound is fresh with vintage overtones.